Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Thank you so much to all of you who stopped by and entered my giveaway. And a big, friendly WELCOME to all of you who are new followers, its always nice to make new blogger friends ^.^ (if you have a blog I will be over soon to come and visit.)

Okay so I won't keep you waiting any longer. The winner is...

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(number 12 of 39)...

Margarita from Australia.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

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I'm really sorry that all of you couldn't win, but I promise I will have another giveaway in the near future.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Today's question is; can you ever blog too much about cookies - the answer is definitely NO!

I have a few favourite cookie maker/ decoraters. And I love the fact that they are willing to share tips and secrets with us. One of these favourites is Sweet Sugar Belle. If you have never heard about her, prepare to be educated.

Here is a small sample of her amazing creations. Do yourself a favor and go visit her :)

For the past few days I have been thinking about visual journaling. I'm not good at drawing but the idea is intriguing. I happened to find a blog called michelle my belle - and she seems to have perfected the art of visual journaling. Take a look. I think they are all INCREDIBLE!!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

As I start this post I am giggling (and I think my mom would have a good chuckle too). Something you need to know about me sooner rather than later is that I am NOT very organized. I usually put stuff away in 'a-place-I-will-definitely-find-it'. Needless to say, I never find the stuff or will find it again when we move. One thing that always piles up in various areas of our house are our bills and receipts. Because my husband and I both get them I'm never sure what can go in the trash and what can't - so I make small piles in random places. So when I saw this tutorial in a Korean book that I have (its called 펠트소품 DIY - phonetically its peltuh sohpoom) I was quite excited.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

A few months ago (around the end of Feb 2011) I decided to start giving my blog some serious attention. And since then its been nice to see that you have too. Over the last few months it has totally amazed me as I looked at my stats and saw that thousands of you have been stopping by to take a look at what I have been doing or blogging about. THANK YOU for brightening my days:)

So as a token of my appreciation I have made a felt sewing kit to give away. Its great to have for those of us that travel or attend sewing groups/classes. Or if someone has just started sewing and you want to get them something to start them off.

Here it is:

And the inside:

It helps you keep and organize your ribbons/thread/buttons/scissors/fabric marker/measuring tape/ruler/pins and such.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

An American friend, that I have made over here in Korea, is having a baby. She is very brave so to show my support I made her a (my first) diaper bag - its my biggest project to date and although its not perfect - I am proud of it.

AND the best part is that if I can do it you can too.

I've attached the links/tutorials that I used - I would have done my own tutorial BUT because it was my first try I didn't know if it was going to be a tutorial on disasters or not.

Monday, July 11, 2011

I was at a baby shower yesterday, so this morning I took a look at one of my favourite websites. Prudent baby. They never disappoint. And I thought I'd share the love with those of you that could use it :)

Maybe they will hear us if we shout together, Horton-hears-a-Who style.

And I know that my beloved homeland is going through winter at the moment but its HOT here, and the aircon isn't working in our office - just looking at this makes me feel a bit better :) (The links are below the pics.)